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Where does “二次元” come from?

二次元 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 二, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.

二次元 (Japanese): the second dimension; the 2D world; the...

Definitions

  1. the second dimension; the 2D world; the...

Ancestry of “二次元”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese二two, 2; second; two
2Middle Chinese二two

Words derived from “二次元”

  • 二次元
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